Electrostatic discharge damage ..................................................................
43
Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................
44
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................
46
Service tag .............................................................................................................
Battery ...................................................................................................................
47
Hard drive .............................................................................................................
48
RTC battery ............................................................................................................
52
Optical drive ..........................................................................................................
53
Memory module ......................................................................................................
55
WLAN module ........................................................................................................
57
Keyboard ...............................................................................................................
59
Top cover ...............................................................................................................
63
Front speakers ........................................................................................................
67
Power button board .................................................................................................
68
Fingerprint reader board ..........................................................................................
69
TouchPad button board ............................................................................................
70
Solid-state drive ......................................................................................................
72
USB board .............................................................................................................
73
Power connector cable ............................................................................................
75
System board .........................................................................................................
77
Fan/heat sink assembly ...........................................................................................
81
Processor ...............................................................................................................
85
Card Reader board .................................................................................................
88
Subwoofer .............................................................................................................
89
Optical drive connector cable ...................................................................................
90
Display assembly ....................................................................................................
92
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Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics .........................................................
100
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...................................................................................................
Updating the BIOS ...............................................................................................................
Determining the BIOS version .................................................................................
Downloading a BIOS update ..................................................................................
101
Using System Diagnostics ......................................................................................................
102
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Specifications ...............................................................................................................
103
Computer specifications ........................................................................................................
17.3-inch display specifications .............................................................................................
105
Hard drive specifications ......................................................................................................
106
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